sea serpent

sea ser·pent

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see sur-puh nt]
- /si ˈsɜr pənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see sur-puh nt]
- /si ˈsɜr pənt/

Definitions of sea serpent words

noun sea serpent an enormous, imaginary, snakelike or dragonlike marine animal. 1
noun sea serpent (initial capital letters) Astronomy. the constellation Hydra. 1
noun sea serpent a huge legendary creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon 0
noun sea serpent any large, unidentified or imaginary serpentlike animal reported to have been seen in the sea 0
noun sea serpent oarfish 0
abbreviation SEA SERPENT sea snake 0

See all 6 definitions of sea serpent

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Origin of sea serpent

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50

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Parts of speech for Sea serpent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sea serpent

sea serpent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sea serpent usage trend in Literature

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